Best Bars in Jordaan, Amsterdam
Brown cafés, canal-side bars, jazz cellars — Amsterdam's most charming bar neighbourhood.
Jordaan is the Amsterdam neighbourhood that postcards are made of. The 17th-century canal grid between Prinsengracht and Lijnbaansgracht packs more brown cafés, canal-side terraces, and jazz cellars per square metre than anywhere in the Netherlands.
Eight Jordaan picks for a slow Amsterdam evening.
The best bars in Jordaan
Café 't Smalle
Egelantiersgracht 1786 brown café. Canal-side terrace, original interior, the most postcard-perfect Jordaan bar.
Café Chris
Bloemstraat 1624 brown café — Amsterdam's oldest. Cheap pilsner, original interior, full Dutch heritage.
Café Papeneiland
Prinsengracht corner brown café from 1642. Canal-corner location, apple pie, full Jordaan postcard experience.
Café Thijssen
Brouwersgracht art-deco brown café. Big terrace, cheap pilsner, weekend brunch, the Jordaan all-day default.
Wynand Fockink
Pijlsteeg 1679 jenever distillery and tasting room. Stand-and-bend tradition, full Dutch gin heritage.
Maloe Melo
Lijnbaansgracht blues cellar. Live music six nights a week, low cover, the Amsterdam blues institution.
Café Sonneveld
Egelantiersstraat natural wine bar. 100+ rotating producers, simple plates, the Jordaan wine grown-up evening.
Restaurant Bordewijk
Noordermarkt restaurant-bar with serious natural wine list. Reservation-only, French-leaning kitchen, the most precise Jordaan wine experience.
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